Tell your doctor if you use anything else that makes you sleepy. Some examples are allergy medicine, narcotic pain medicine, and alcohol.

Warnings While Using This Medicine:

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have asthma, emphysema, breast cancer, trouble urinating, glaucoma, seizures, or a bone marrow or blood disorder. Tell your doctor if you have heart, kidney, or liver disease, or lupus.

This medicine may cause drowsiness or affect your sight. Do not drive or do anything that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.

This medicine may cause the following problems:

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)

Tardive dyskinesia

This medicine may make your skin more sensitive to sunlight. Wear sunscreen. Do not use sunlamps or tanning beds.

Do not stop using this medicine suddenly. Your doctor will need to slowly decrease your dose before you stop it completely.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. You may need to stop using this medicine several days before you have surgery or medical tests.

Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

Jerky muscle movement you cannot control (often in your face, tongue, or jaw)

Seizures

If you notice these less serious side effects, talk with your doctor:

Agitation, restlessness, or insomnia

Weakness

If you notice other side effects that you think are caused by this medicine, tell your doctor

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088

Last Updated: 11/4/2014

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